Month: January 2023

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Aero-TV: Remembering Bob Hoover

Legacy of a Titan Robert (Bob) Anderson Hoover was a fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and air show superstar. More so, Bob Hoover was an icon of American military and civil aviation, and a man whose achievements in and...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.22.23): Final Monitor Aid

Final Monitor Aid A high-resolution color display that is equipped with the controller alert system hardware/software used to monitor the no transgression zone (NTZ) during simultaneous parallel approach operations. The display includes alert algorithms providing the target predictors, a color...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.22.23)

"In its FY2023 budget estimate, FAA itself described the NOTAM repository as ‘failing vintage hardware’ and requested almost $30 million to accelerate the modernization of the Aeronautical Information Management Program that encompasses the NOTAM system." Source: From a recent Congressional...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.22.23)

Aero Linx: The Funk Flyers Owners Association The Funk Flyers Owners Association is an organization for Funk aircraft owners to help get to know one another. To help them maintain their aricraft, exchange ideas and information and to locate sources...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.21.23)

Aero Linx: The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, bearing the name of pioneer aviator and Hammondsport’s favorite son, is located on State Route 54, one half mile south of the village of Hammondsport, New York. Dedicated...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.21.23): Aircraft Conflict Alert

Aircraft Conflict Alert A safety alert issued by ATC to aircraft under their control if ATC is aware of an aircraft that is not under their control at an altitude which, in the controller’s judgment, places both aircraft in unsafe...

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Airborne 01.20.23: Hydrogen Plane, Admin Controversy, Unleaded Avgas

Also: Jet It to Gogo AVANCE L3, R66 Pressure Fueling, Navy Accident, 15th Annual Midwest LSA Expo ZeroAvia, the British/American hydrogen-electric aircraft developer, announced on 19 January 2023 that it had successfully flown a 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, the...

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FAA Issues Fact Sheet on State and Local UAS Laws

The FAA provides information for states and municipalities considering UAS laws or regulations.

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.19.23)

Aero Linx: The T-34 Association The T-34 Association was formed in July 1975 so that individuals purchasing then military surplus T-34A's had an organization which would provide support for these aircraft. The idea was to share operating and maintenance information...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.19.23)

“The transonic truss-braced wing is the kind of transformative concept and investment we will need to meet those [sustainability] challenges and, critically, the technologies demonstrated in this project have a clear and viable path to informing the next generation of...

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